I’m Thankful For… BabyCenter
Next week is Thanksgiving. This week I'm sending out my thankful cards. Your turn, BabyCenter.com
Shape-shifters
I just read something really interesting in my weekly pregnancy update from BabyCenter, about my unborn son, Tommy boy, who has now been hanging around inside of my wife for 33 weeks. BabyCenter told me that “the bones in his skull aren’t fused together, which allows them to [...]
Holy Crap! We’re Less Than Two Months Away From Baby #2
I just received my weekly update from BabyCenter, which told me that Tommy boy is now 16.7 inches long, and weighing in at around 3.75 lbs. This baby is a baby already! And we’re told that he is the size of a jicama. I didn’t know what they [...]
BabyCenter…Should My Breasts Be Leaking?
Dear BabyCenter, My wife is now 31 weeks pregnant, and I’ve been enjoying your weekly emails for months now. I learned today that baby Tommy weighs about 3.3 pounds, and is the size of about four naval oranges. I was very excited to hear this…he is a little human! [...]
My First Kegel
I receive weekly updates from BabyCenter on my wife’s pregnancy. Well, last week, they taught us how to do kegels, so I figured I better learn. Kegel exercises are defined as the tightening and holding of muscles near your private parts, and they can help prevent urinary incontinence [...]
The Cabbage Patch Kid
I have a Cabbage Patch Kid. No, I didn’t just go buy one. Yes, my daughter has one already, but that’s not what I’m writing about… BabyCenter.com just told me in my weekly update about my wife’s pregnancy, that my son is the weight of a cabbage (3 lbs). [...]
My Son Can Hear! (and he is the size of a cucumber).
Yep, last week we passed the 26 weeks of pregnancy mark, and yes, BabyCenter.com told me that Tommy Boy is the length of a hothouse English cucumber. I also found out that this cucumber can now hear, so I’ve started talking or singing to him almost every night. [...]
BabyCenter, did you just call my baby a rutabaga?
Last week, my wife passed her 25th week of pregnancy. Boo-yeah. I received an email from BabyCenter.com, telling me the baby was the size of a rutabaga. What did you call my son? I don’t even know what a rutabaga is. I just googled it, and apparently they [...]
Thumpety Thump Thump, Thumpety Thump Thump, Feel That Baby Kick
I just received an email from BabyCenter.com, saying our baby is currently the length of a carrot! Tommy boy is growing, and he now weighs roughly three-quarters of a pound. It’s a pretty amazing feeling, knowing that my wife in currently building a child who will have the same name [...]
Dude Knocked Up – Week 20 – Day 1
Second Trimester - Week 20 - Day 1 Allright, if you haven’t checked out LIFE OF DAD in a while, thanks for coming back. As you can see, we have gone through some pretty big changes, and much more to come. Here is the biggest change… My wife is pregnant [...]